Bank of Scotland Connecting to Culture explores themes of the 2009 Festival in a year-round multidisciplinary programme of projects working with 40 Scottish primary and secondary schools.

Inspired by the TheatreWorks production Diaspora artists are working in two primary schools creating a multicultural garden of reflection and a permanent mural. These artists are supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council.

In August a project exploring ideas from The Enlightenments exhibition, culminates in an exhibition of students' work at The Hub. In the Glasshouses of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh an interactive installation offers adults and young people alike the chance to experience the transformational effects of letter writing.

Dance workshops in schools with Scottish Ballet form part of a wider arts education programme with leading teaching artists Charles McNeal, Anne Bogart and Heiner Goebbels working in Edinburgh. In the autumn music workshops at The Hub are designed to encourage engagement with classical music by developing listening skills, concluding with live performance.